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importunating

importunating is the present participle and gerund of importunate.

Meaning of importunate

Verb

importunate (third-person singular simple present importunates, present participle importunating, simple past and past participle importunated)

  1. (rare) To importune, or to obtain by importunity.
    • All which notwithstanding, I obtained licence at length to make my supplication to the noble Parliament house; but I could find no messengers till Sir John Seton went, whom I importunated daily to obtain me favor for my return home again.1581 June 23, Thomas Churchyard, letter to Sir Christopher Hatton, in Sir Harris Nicolas (editor), Memoirs of the Life and Times of Sir Christopher Hatton, K.G., Richard Bentley (publisher, 1847)...

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Questions about importunating

What is importunating the present participle and gerund of?
Importunating is the present participle and gerund of importunate.

Words near importunating in the dictionary

  1. importunate
  2. importunated
  3. importunately
  4. importunateness
  5. importunates
  6. importunating
  7. importunator
  8. importunators
  9. importune
  10. importuned
  11. importunely

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